Tuesday afternoon showed proof and remembrance for the surviving and fallen victims of aids and HIV. This revived yearly celebration was hosted by the Department of Residential Life, also know as housing. Many students came out to support for various reasons. “The fact that […]
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Girls can play, too!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing some members of the Grambling State University World Famed band members, well just not any band members of course. If you have ever seen the band perform before whether in the stands at the game, doing halftime shows, or at the pep rallies. You know […]
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Speak up! Lyrical Quest hosts Open Mic Night
Grambling State University’s own Lyrical Quest, a group of artistic individuals, held an Open Mic Night on Nov. 12. Open Mic Night was hosted by Lyrical Quest member, “Lil Shreveport”, and DJ D. Watts helped with the tunes. The group is very family-orientated. They all seem to just vibe with one another so well. […]
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Strut LA mines for ‘Fools’ Gold’
Courtesy photo Strut LA model strikes a pose on the runway. Last Thursday evening, Strut LA modeling troupe hosted a fashion show entitled “Fools’ Gold” consisting of five scenes. The hosts of the show were Russell Simms from New Orleans who also served as the 2013-2014 president and Mionne Featherstone from Atlanta. Both DJ twins […]
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‘Emmett Till’ play evokes strong emotion
Behind direction of Dr. King David Godwin, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts along with a remarkable cast bought to life the happenings and series of events that led to the unthinkable death of Emmett Louis Till that occurred on Aug. 28, 1955. KEION HAYES/The Gramblinite Pastor Moses Wright, portrayed by Adarian Williams, […]
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GSU volleyball last fight to finish
The Grambling State volleyball team ended their last home game with a tight game against Texas Southern, Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Memorial Men’s Gym, unfortunately, losing in three matches. Grambling came out ready to work for the win. Keeping the first match a tight game, Grambling couldn’t pull through, ending with a 20-25 […]
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GSU Lady Tigers win war against LSU-A Generals
The Lady Tiger freshmen made an impression in Wednesday (Nov. 18) night’s home opening 106-50 win against Louisiana State University-Alexandria. Grambling State University freshman Jazmine Boyd was the leading scorer with 21 points. Shakyla Hill, another freshman, finished with almost a quadruple double with 19 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and nine steals. Grambling State […]
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Women’s coaches see greatness
Grambling State’s Basketball opening season starts with the reimbursement legacy of GSU women’s basketball from years ago. Coach Nadine Domond and Fred Murray are really into bringing that winning spirit back to Grambling women’s basketball this season. “With the new Edition of the players we should see improvement,” said Coach Murray. GSU has 10 new […]
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Bayou Classic preview: GSU vs. Southern Jaguars
The Southern University Jaguars (5-2 SWAC, 5-4 Overall) are leading the Bayou Classic series 21-20, but the Grambling State University Tigers (7-0 SWAC, 7-2 Overall) seem to have the upper hand in this year’s match up. Grambling sealed the deal for a spot in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship against the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff […]
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Tigers defeat Pine Bluff
The G-Men played strong last Saturday against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, pulling off a 8th consecutive victory and wrecking another homecoming game this season with a 49-31 victory over the Golden Lions. KEION HAYES/The Gramblinite Jestin Kelly (No. 28) attempts to run through Golden Lion defenders. After the game, head football coach Broderick […]